Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Norman Paul Gauvreau

Contributing Institution: Bates College
Repository: Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
View at Contributing Institution: https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/143/
Digitization Status: Digitized / Numérisé(e)
Identifier/Call Number: MOH 319
Collection/Part of: Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection, 1985-2034
Title: en Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Norman Paul Gauvreau
Description: en Interview includes discussions of: Lewiston political history; environmental protection work; Anti-Vietnam War movement; Democratic Convention of 1968; Civil Rights movement in Maine; Maine politicians; “English Only” Bill; Maine Commission on Legal Needs; and Muskie’s environmental work.
Author/Creator: Gauvreau, Norman Paul; L'Hommedieu, Andrea (interviewer)
Date(s): 2001-10-05
Genre: en sound recordings; en interviews; en oral histories (literary works)
Topic & Theme: American Experience/Américanité; Government/Gouvernement; Politics/Politique
Geography: Maine; Burlington ME; Lewiston ME; Orono ME
familyName: Gauvreau; Boisvert; Charette; Couture; Jalbert; Nadeau; L'Hommedieu
Source Language: English
Copyright Statement and Conditions governing use: Copyright Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.
Existence and Location of Originals: Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240 United States of America
Biography, Administrative History and Provenance: en Norman Paul Gauvreau was born in Burlington, Vermont on August 4, 1948. He grew up in Lewiston in a Franco-American community. He attended the University of Maine in Orono and was active in the political protests and activist struggles of the times, including the Vietnam War. He worked for the Community Action Agency in Augusta, and then attended the University of Maine School of Law, graduating in 1975. He had been practicing law for the last twenty-six years at the time of this interview. Gauvreau ran for the state legislature in 1982, and has served in both the Maine House and Senate.
Extent: 17 pages, summary sheet and transcript
Materials Specific Details: Listening copies on CD are available for in-building use only at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.Digital preservation master WAV files are available for staff use only at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.Transcripts and some audio files are also available online. http://digilib.bates.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=muskieor&l=en&w=utf-8
Recommended Citation: L'Hommedieu, Andrea, "Gauvreau, N. Paul oral history interview" (2001). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 143. https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/143
State/Province: Maine
Country: United States

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